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Mary Sue
Maurer
Councilmember
Date Elected:
03/08/05
Term Expiration: 2017
Mayor:
2008-2009, 2012-2013
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 224-1601
Fax (818)
225-7308
email:
maureredge@gmail.com
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Mary Sue Maurer was elected to
the Calabasas City Council in 2005 and was re-elected to another
four-year term in 2009 and 2013. She served as Mayor in 2008 and 2012.
Her focus on the City Council has been
in the areas of environmental, senior and educational issues as well as
the development of public health and public safety programs. Some
of her accomplishments include:
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Sponsoring legislation banning plastic bags in grocery stores;
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Sponsoring legislation that prohibits the use of one-time use
polystyrene (Styrofoam)
packaging
by Calabasas restaurants;
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Sponsoring legislation that amended the original Calabasas
secondhand smoke control ordinance to require 80% of apartment units
in Calabasas to be smoke-free by 2012;
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As
Mayor, she signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection
Agreement, an agreement where supporting mayors pledge
to reduce carbon emissions in their cities below 1990 levels, in
line with the Kyoto Protocol;
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As
a member of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy advisory board,
she is a leading advocate of acquiring and protecting open space
throughout the region for public benefit;
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She
is a strong advocate for senior issues including affordable housing
and establishing a Senior Task Force to advise on a new senior enrichment
center and other issues related to the city’s aging population;
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Developing a partnership with L.A. County Department of Pubic Health
to create an annual drive-thru flu shot clinic in preparation of an
emergency mass inoculation event;
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Developing a special needs database in the event of an evacuation or
other disaster;
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Initiating the creation of health and safety protocols at local
public schools for both chronic diseases such as asthma and
diabetes as well as for injuries;
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Developing a program for Calabasas Girl Scouts that provides them
with the experience of participating in local government
decision-making through a mock council meeting;
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Creating a unique local government/NGO partnership with the Rotary
Club and developing a grant program for families in crisis.
Mayor
Maurer teaches high school Government/Economics and World
Cultures at the Westmark School in Encino, a college prep school for
students with learning differences. In 2011, she was
recognized as the school's "Teacher of the Year" and was one of three
teachers selected nationwide for a Fellowship at C-SPAN in Washington,
D.C. where she developed lesson plans for high school social science
curriculum.
She has
a long-standing record as a public servant serving as a Field Deputy to
then-Assemblymember Fran Pavley, Deputy Press Secretary to
then-Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, and staff on the Santa
Monica Bay Restoration Commission. In the private sector, she
worked in management positions with The Walt Disney Company and Blue
Shield of California. Before being elected to office, she was a
community organizer for educational issues and spent several years
championing the campaign to build A. C. Stelle Middle School in
Calabasas.
Mayor Maurer resides in Calabasas with her three teenage sons
who attend Calabasas High School, the Westmark School, and USC. |
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